Tree holder



Aug. 18 1925. 1,549,959

P. BERMAN TREE HOLDER Filed April 28, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 1a,1925. 1,549,959

P. BERMAN TREE HOLDER y Paul fiezzzzaza Patented Aug. 18, 1925.

UNITED s'rArss release PATENT orvics.

PAUL BER-MAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TREE HOLDER.

Application filed April 28, 1924. Serial No. 709,497.

T 0 all whom it may conccm:

Be it known that 1, PAUL BERMAN, a citi zen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in TreeHolders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to Christmas tree holders and its object is toprovide a holder of simple and strong construction which may be easilystamped and formed from sheet metal, which may be manufactured at lowcost and which is neat and conlpact in appearance.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be describedhereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of aholder constructed in accordance with my invention,

Figure 2 a plan view of Figure 1,

Figure 3 a section on line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 a perspective View of the base which forms a part of myinvention,

Figure 5 a fragmentary section on line 5-5 of Figure 3, and

Figures 6 and 7 are plan views of blanks which are formed into elementswhich our body my invention.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the legs of the holder which areformed from a stamped sheet metal blank 2 shown in, Figure 7. The blankhas its ends 3 beveled and is provided with securing holes t in the endsand pivot holes 5 substantially midway between the ends. The blank isformed into a channel with its walls flaring at the upper end to partlyembrace a tree, and at the lower end to provide a fiat surface to restupon the floor. A support 6, formed from a stamped sheet metal blank 7,preferably of triangular shape, is provided with pairs of diverging ears8 at its corners. These ears have pivot holes 9 adapted to register withthe pivot holes 5 in the legs 1. Blank 7 has its edges 10 and ears 8bent downwardly to form depending flanges 11 integral with U-shapedextensions 12. The extensions fit within the channeled legs 1 and thedown-bent ears 8 extend along and are reinforced by the legs 1 asclearly shown in Fig. 5. The cars 8 may be pivoted within the channeledlegs by pins 13 passing through holes 5 in the leg and holes 9 in theextensions.

To attach my holder, the base 7 is secured to the bottom of the tree bydriving a nail or screw through an opening 1 1, in the center of thesupport, into the tree. The upper ends of the legs are secured to theside of the tree by driving nails or screws through securing holes 4.The tree and holder are then set in an upright position so that thelower ends of the legs will rest on the floor. If desired the legs maybe secured to the floor by driving nails through securing holes i.

A holder made as above set forth is easily stamped from sheet metal. Theblanks which form the parts are of such outline that a single stampingoperation may cut the blank and a single forming operation may form theblank.

By making the extensions 12 integral with flanges 11, a strong and rigidsupport is formed which may be secured within the channeled legs and maybe made from comparatively thin sheet metal. Securing the extensionswithin the channeled legs produces a neat and compact holder with nosharp corners projecting therefrom which are likely to injure a childplaying around the tree.

While I have described my invention as taking a particular form, it willbe understood that the various parts may be changed without departingfrom the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the pre ciseconstruction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make suchchanges and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A tree holder including leg membersformed from blanks bent along marginal edges to provide embracing sidewalls, and a tree support formed from a blank having projectingportions, the material of the projecting portions being bent to provideconnected side flanges adapted to fit between, extend along and to bereinforced by said embracing side walls, substantially as de scribed.

2. A tree holder comprising supporting members having their oppositeends tapering oppositely to afford respectively bearing surfaces andfoot portions, the material of the supporting members being bent alongmarginal edges to provide embracing side Walls, and a tree member formedWith projecting portions, the material of the projecting portions beingbent along marginal edges to provide side flanges, said projectingportions with side flanges being bent to provide connected ears adaptedto fit between, extend along and to be reinforced by said embracingWalls, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

PAUL BERMAN.

